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Olympics: Sky’s the limit for British skateboard prodigy Brown
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twelve-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown said she has fully recovered from her life-threatening fall last May and plans to broaden her horizons by adding...
Apr 01, 2021
Spieth getting short game in order right in time for Masters
(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth came into the Valero Texas Open mainly looking to fine-tune his short game ahead of next week's Masters and on Thursday he did just that as he grabbed the early first-round c...
Apr 01, 2021
Patriots’ Robert Kraft addresses free-agency binge, draft misfires
The New England Patriots were quite active during the NFL's free agency period, spending a league-record $165 million in guaranteed money. While the Patriots added tight ends Hunter Henry and Jonnu Sm...
Apr 01, 2021
‘It’s been a long year for New York’ – Yankees fans cheer Opening Day at last
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yankee Stadium's gates swung open for the first time in nearly 18 months on Thursday, as elated and emotional fans welcomed back their Bronx Bombers after a season ...
Apr 01, 2021
Swimming: Sun’s second CAS hearing to take place in May
(Reuters) - Chinese swimmer Sun Yang's appeal against an eight-year ban for missing an out-of-competition doping test will take place in May with a new panel of judges, the Court of Arbitration for Sp...
Apr 01, 2021
Nationals’ home opener postponed due to COVID-19 issues
(Reuters) - The Washington Nationals' home opener against the New York Mets scheduled to be played on Thursday has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues, Major League Baseball said. The decision was m...
Apr 01, 2021
Paris-Roubaix cycling race postponed to October due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The Paris-Roubaix one-day cycling race will not take place on April 11 as planned and has been moved to the weekend of Oct. 2-3 due to the COVID-19 situation, the Union Cycliste Internatio...
Apr 01, 2021
Tokyo 2020 says not true that Osaka torch relay cancelled
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Thursday it was not true they and Osaka officials had decided to cancel the torch relay in the city this month amid a rise in COVID-19 cases. The org...
Apr 01, 2021
Japan PM: Olympic torch relay in Osaka has been cancelled
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday the Olympic torch relay scheduled in the city of Osaka has been cancelled amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. (Reporting by K...
Apr 01, 2021
Biden turns to NASCAR, NAACP to convince people to take vaccines
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is enlisting the help of groups as varied as NASCAR and the NAACP as part of a multi-billion dollar effort to convince Americans to take ...
Apr 01, 2021
